Angela Merkel turns her back on green dream of EU - Times Online

Angela Merkel was once the Green Goddess who pushed through tough climate change targets to show that Europe could lead the world in beating global warming.

Under huge pressure to shield German industry from the cost of going green, however, she has been transformed into Frau Nein — fighting to reverse key goals that she once championed.

Rare snow blankets south Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS -- A rare snowfall blanketed south Louisiana Thursday, with accumulations of up to four inches in some areas. Heavy snow was blowing through downtown New Orleans.
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The wintry weather is rare in south Louisiana, though the state's northern parishes see it about once a year. New Orleans' last snowfall, in 2004, was a dusting that came nine months before Hurricane Katrina struck. The record snowfall for the city is about 5 inches, recorded Dec. 30, 1963.

Global Warming? Not So Serious, Says IPCC Chairman » Pirate’s Cove — Shiny!

Anyone getting the picture that the global warming hysteria is about control, and not “the environment?” I know most of us “skeptics” get it, but, will the climahysterics start to get it? Most of them are just followers drinking the green kool aid, mouthing platitudes from their talking points email, and refusing to look at any alternative scientific reports or discussion, yet doing little themselves. They have all been duped by people who want money, power, and prestige.